FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
E360 VENTILATOR
MDR report key: 1220838
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Received October 30, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 2023050-2008-00075
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 30, 2008
- Date of Event
- October 9, 2008
- Report Date
- October 15, 2008
- Manufacturer
- NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC.
- Product Code
- CBK
- PMA / PMN Number
- K053502
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- JA
- Reporter Occupation
- NOT APPLICABLE
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
REPORTEDLY, DURING USE ON A PATIENT, THE VENTILATOR DISPLAY FROZE WITH THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE: "CAN NOT OPEN BITMAP FILES. ALL.C/360". THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE ALARM; ONLY ALARM LAMP WAS LIT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS NO PT INJURY OR MEDICAL INTERVENTION OCCURRED IN THIS CASE. INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE HAS FOUND THAT WHEN THIS ERROR MESSAGE OCCURS THE PT CONTINUES TO BE VENTILATED, HOWEVER, IF A SUBSEQUENT ALARM EVENT WERE TO OCCUR, THERE WOULD BE A VISUAL ALARM, BUT NO AUDIBLE ALARM WOULD SOUND TO ALERT THE CAREGIVER OR HOSPITAL STAFF. THIS SPECIFIC ERROR MESSAGE HAS ONLY BEEN NOTED IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE 3.1B VERSION OF THE VENTILATOR SOFTWARE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E360 VENTILATOR | CBK | NEWPORT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INC. | E360 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |